Patho NSG 5003 week 9
Cheyne-Stokes respirations are described as a - answer Crescendo-decrescendo
pattern of breathing, followed by a period of apnea
Vomiting is associated with central nervous system (CNS) injuries that compress which
of the brain's anatomic locations - answerVestibular nuclei in the lower brainstem
Status epilepticus is considered a medical emergency because of the -
answerDevelopment of cerebral hypoxia
What type of seizure starts in the fingers and progressively spreads up the arm and
extends to the leg - answerFocal (partial) Jacksonian seizure
Which assessment finding marks the end of spinal shock - answerGradual return of
spinal reflexes
Diffuse axonal injuries (DAIs) of the brain often result in - answerReduced levels of
consciousness
What term is used to describe the complication that can result from a spinal cord injury
above T6 that is producing paroxysmal hypertension, as well as piloerection and
sweating above the spinal cord lesion - answerAutonomic hyperreflexia
Why dose a person who has a spinal cord injury experience faulty control of sweating -
answerThe hypothalamus is unable to regulate body heat as a result of damage to the
sympathetic nervous system
What is the central component of the pathogenic model of multiple sclerosis -
answerDemyelination of nerve fibers in the CNS
Spinal cord injuries most likely occur in which region - answerCervical and thoracic-
lumbar
The most likely rationale for body temperature fluctuations after cervical spinal cord
injury is that the person has - answerSustain sympathetic nervous system damage
resulting in disturbed thermal control
A man who sustained a cervical spinal cord injury 2 days ago suddenly develops severe
hypertension and bradycardia. He reports severe head pain and blurred vision. The
most likely explanation for these clinical manifestations is that he is - answerDeveloping
autonomic hyperreflexia
Cheyne-Stokes respirations are described as a - answer Crescendo-decrescendo
pattern of breathing, followed by a period of apnea
Vomiting is associated with central nervous system (CNS) injuries that compress which
of the brain's anatomic locations - answerVestibular nuclei in the lower brainstem
Status epilepticus is considered a medical emergency because of the -
answerDevelopment of cerebral hypoxia
What type of seizure starts in the fingers and progressively spreads up the arm and
extends to the leg - answerFocal (partial) Jacksonian seizure
Which assessment finding marks the end of spinal shock - answerGradual return of
spinal reflexes
Diffuse axonal injuries (DAIs) of the brain often result in - answerReduced levels of
consciousness
What term is used to describe the complication that can result from a spinal cord injury
above T6 that is producing paroxysmal hypertension, as well as piloerection and
sweating above the spinal cord lesion - answerAutonomic hyperreflexia
Why dose a person who has a spinal cord injury experience faulty control of sweating -
answerThe hypothalamus is unable to regulate body heat as a result of damage to the
sympathetic nervous system
What is the central component of the pathogenic model of multiple sclerosis -
answerDemyelination of nerve fibers in the CNS
Spinal cord injuries most likely occur in which region - answerCervical and thoracic-
lumbar
The most likely rationale for body temperature fluctuations after cervical spinal cord
injury is that the person has - answerSustain sympathetic nervous system damage
resulting in disturbed thermal control
A man who sustained a cervical spinal cord injury 2 days ago suddenly develops severe
hypertension and bradycardia. He reports severe head pain and blurred vision. The
most likely explanation for these clinical manifestations is that he is - answerDeveloping
autonomic hyperreflexia
